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For related races, see 1908 United States gubernatorial elections.
The 1908 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1908. Incumbent Republican Fletcher D. Proctor, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate George H. Prouty defeated Democratic candidate, Burlington mayor James Edmund Burke to succeed him.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | George H. Prouty | 45,598 | 70.8 | +10.7 | |
Democratic | James Edmund Burke | 15,953 | 24.8 | +24.8 | |
Independent | Quimby S. Backus | 1,351 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Prohibition | Eugene M. Campbell | 918 | 1.4 | +0.4 | |
Socialist | J. H. Dunbar | 547 | 0.8 | -0.1 | |
N/A | Other | 12 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | '64,379' | '100' |
References
- ^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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